Indeed. Although "sans sudo on npm install", we cannot hold the hand of the developer during throughout the entirety use of npm on their machine.
However some simple text + links (based on [1]) such as this would do the trick no? 2. Install the Cordova utility. `npm install cordova` Pointers: *If you installed node with sudo you will need to use prefix the above with sudo - link[2] *Prefix install with -g flag to install globally - link[3] [1] http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.4.0/guide_cli_index.md.html#The%20Command-Line%20Interface [2] http://howtonode.org/introduction-to-npm [3] http://blog.nodejs.org/2011/03/23/npm-1-0-global-vs-local-installation/ On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 5:15 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote: > Once again, however, this is not a problem for Cordova to solve but rather > a part of the journey for the developer to undertake. If we start telling > devs how to configure their machines we might as well get into telling > developers how to structure, test, and otherwise architect their apps. > > > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 7:43 AM, Josh Soref <jso...@blackberry.com> wrote: > > > Marcel Kinard wrote: > > >I'm not a Node.js expert, but the Linux person inside me says that using > > >sudo to install and run things ought to be avoided if possible. > > > > The Unix/Windows person in me is opposed to sudo, but I thought we had > > covered most of the bases already, if we've missed places, please +1 fix > > them :) > > > > >Would there be objection if I changed cordova-docs to omit sudo from the > > >npm install commands? And added references to some of these items below? > > > > > >http://howtonode.org/introduction-to-npm > > > > > > http://justjs.com/posts/npm-link-developing-your-own-npm-modules-without-t > > >ears > > > > > >https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-5320 > > > > > -- <http://www.wizcorp.jp/>Ally Ogilvie Lead Developer - MobDev. | Wizcorp Inc. <http://www.wizcorp.jp/> ------------------------------ TECH . GAMING . OPEN-SOURCE WIZARDS+ 81 (0)3-4550-1448 | Website<http://www.wizcorp.jp/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/Wizcorp> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/Wizcorp> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/company/wizcorp>
